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Woman pulled from Biscayne Bay after jumping from boat dies, officials say

MIAMI ā€“ Rescuers from multiple agencies pulled a woman who jumped from a boat into Biscayne Bay Tuesday, according to Miami Fire Rescue.

An agency spokesperson said just after 5:15 p.m. that crews rescued the woman near Jungle Island, on Miamiā€™s Watson Island.

Officials said she was in ā€œextremely critical conditionā€ as of Tuesday evening.

Later, authorities confirmed that the woman died.

Itā€™s unclear why the woman jumped in the water.

Fire Rescue officials said there were others on the boat at the time.

Editorā€™s note: Miami Fire Rescue officials initially reported the missing person as a ā€œdiverā€ but later said a woman had jumped off a boat.


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